Word: tuxedo
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...batting average of 243. He was competent in a dozen languages, including Latin and Sanskrit. He held a law degree and even practiced for a few off-seasons on Wall Street. He was charming, good-looking, witty and a connoisseur of wine, women and string quartets. He kept a tuxedo in his locker. He was also a bit mysterious...
...hotel auditorium hosts the sale and auction. Baroque roses on the ceiling and wooden chandeliers seem incongruous with the psychedelic Beatle posters. Joe Pope, founder of Strawberry Fields Forever, serves as auctioneer. Wearing a white Beatle-buttoned tee-shirt and a tuxedo, Joe holds up a "Genuine Beatle Lunchbox." Well kiddies, you remember those little metal cases with the smiling faces of Paul, John, George, and Ringo. "OK, I have 50 cents, $2, $4, $5, $6...$10.50 once, twice, sold!" The crowd snatches up other rarities: a Beatlemobile, made of paper and string, for $10; a Revere plastic model...
...days before the recruiter's appearance, NAM publicized Honeywell's role in the manufacture of "anti-personnel" weapons for the Defense Department. After marching and chanting in front of the OGCP for about half an hour, the protestors held a mock trial in which a student dressed in tuxedo and tophat and calling himself "Mr. Honeywell" was found guilty of "crimes against humanity." When the real Honeywell representative failed to appear (he actually had left before the demonstration began), the pickets marched to University Hall to protest the administration's granting permission to Honeywell for the use of the University...
...multimillion-dollar religious conglomerate and spiritual leader to a reputed 6 million followers of the Divine Light Mission round the world, the portly "perfect master" had little trouble convincing Judge Morris E. Cole that he was mature enough. He then doffed his Indian robes for a dark tuxedo, the bride dressed in a red and white gown and bedecked herself with flowers on her toes, and they exchanged vows. At the guru's $80,000 Denver home, guests eyed a mountain of wedding gifts, including a cabin cruiser parked on the lawn and a silver Masarati with JUST MARRIED...
...style of life they seek. Yet a distance between the student and his search for class develops. Some become nervous, some become alienated; probably out of a sense of guilt or inadequacy, they recoil from the traditional situations for which they yearn--they wear a workshirt with their tuxedo. Even clubbies show qualms about their exclusivity, which has already been eroded...